CARD 170 — Echocardiography I
This course is designed to provide Cardiovascular Technology students with the foundations of Echocardiography. The course will provide an explanation of cardiac ultrasound and its use in the evaluation of normal and abnormal cardiac anatomy. The course will also provide students with the knowledge necessary to determine the presence of cardiac diseases and pathology as seen during an echocardiographic exam. A review of the various medical and surgical treatments used in the care of patients with cardiac disease will be included in the course. Basic machine mechanics, basic physics as related to ultrasound, two -dimensional, M -mode, Doppler, and Color Doppler techniques will be covered. Prerequisite(s): CARD-100, CARD-105, CARD-120, BIOL- Corequisite(s): CARD-115, CARD-165, CARD 171